Lazy XML parsing with regex :(

summon_zalgo.ipynb

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    "xml_stuffs = '''\n",
    "<doc>\n",
    "<whatever></whatever>\n",
    "<wp:postmeta>\n",
    "<wp:meta_key><![CDATA[_ecordia_seo_info]]></wp:meta_key>\n",
    "<wp:meta_value>(BASE_64_JUNK)</wp:meta_value>\n",
    "</wp:postmeta>\n",
    "<asdf>\n",
    "    <zxcv>\n",
    "        <wp:postmeta><wp:meta_key><![CDATA[_ecordia_seo_info]]></wp:meta_key><wp:meta_value>(BASE_64_JUNK)</wp:meta_value></wp:postmeta>\n",
    "    </zxcv>\n",
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    "</asdf>\n",
    "<wp:postmeta><wp:meta_key><![CDATA[_ecordia_seo_info]]></wp:meta_key>\n",
    "<wp:meta_value>(BASE_64_JUNK)</wp:meta_value></wp:postmeta>\n",
    "<schmoo>\n",
    "    <wp:postmeta>\n",
    "    <wp:meta_key><![CDATA[_ecordia_seo_info]]></wp:meta_key>\n",
    "    <wp:meta_value>(BASE_64_JUNK)</wp:meta_value>\n",
    "    </wp:postmeta>\n",
    "</schmoo>\n",
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    "'''"
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      "\n",
      "<doc>\n",
      "<whatever></whatever>\n",
      "\n",
      "<asdf>\n",
      "    <zxcv>\n",
      "        \n",
      "    </zxcv>\n",
      "    \n",
      "</asdf>\n",
      "\n",
      "<schmoo>\n",
      "    \n",
      "</schmoo>\n",
      "</doc>\n",
      "\n"
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    "print(re.sub('''\n",
    "    <wp:postmeta> # literal start\n",
    "    .*? # match everything (.) from 0-inf times (*) non-greedily (?)\n",
    "    </wp:postmeta> # literal end\n",
    "    ''',\n",
    "    '', # replace it with this (empty string)\n",
    "    xml_stuffs, flags=re.MULTILINE | re.VERBOSE | re.DOTALL))"
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